Method and composition for polishing metal surfaces

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a method of polishing a metal surface using an aqueous polishing composition for metal surfaces comprising water, an abrasive agent, such as aluminum oxide, cerium oxide, zirconium oxide, tin oxide, silicon dioxide, silicon carbide, titanium dioxide and titanium carbide and a salt, or combination of salts, such as aluminum chloride, zirconyl nitrate, zirconyl sulfate, cerium nitrate, aluminum nitrate, aluminum bromide, aluminum iodide, aluminum chloride, zirconyl chloride, tin chloride, aluminum perchlorate, magnesium chloride, zinc chloride, magnesium perchlorate and iron chloride.



